Model comparison
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B vs Nova 2 Lite
Nova 2 Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 37.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
DeepSeekSummary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Nova 2 Lite leads 43.0 to 30.7.
- DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B | Nova 2 Lite | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 37.8 | 39.7 |
| Released | 2025-01-20 | 2025-12-01 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 64K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.50 |
| Results tracked | 13 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Nova 2 Lite leads
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B: 36.8 (#202), Nova 2 Lite: 40.7 (#134)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 35.3% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 51.6% | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1385 |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 49.9% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B: —, Nova 2 Lite: 24.1 (#121)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 27.1% |
Reasoning Nova 2 Lite leads
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B: 24.9 (#156), Nova 2 Lite: 27.5 (#118)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 52.3% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 67.6% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1364 |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 55.9% | — |
| LiveBench | 54.5% | — |
Math Nova 2 Lite leads
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B: 36.0 (#176), Nova 2 Lite: 37.5 (#156)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 51.4% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 58.1% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1359 |
| MATH Level 5 | 89.9% | — |
Knowledge Nova 2 Lite leads
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B: 30.7 (#225), Nova 2 Lite: 43.0 (#94)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 55.7% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.1% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1358 |
Multilingual Not comparable
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B: —, Nova 2 Lite: 47.1 (#153)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1337 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1364 |
| LMArena French | — | 1381 |
| LMArena German | — | 1343 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1271 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1284 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1343 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1373 |
Instruction Following Nova 2 Lite leads
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B: 68.2 (#190), Nova 2 Lite: 70.5 (#161)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 69.9% | — |
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1335 |
Long Context Not comparable
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B: —, Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#150)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1335 |
Writing & Preference Nova 2 Lite leads
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B: 49.0 (#194), Nova 2 Lite: 53.9 (#154)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1362 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1291 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1338 |
| LiveBench Language | 23.8% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B better than Nova 2 Lite?
Nova 2 Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 37.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B or Nova 2 Lite better for coding?
Nova 2 Lite scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.7 versus 36.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B and Nova 2 Lite share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B has 13 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2 Lite has 19.